Kongsberg, NO

Kongsberg kirke

The church in Kongsberg, which was consecrated in 1761, was designed by J. A. Stukenbrock, but it was M. Heltzen who completed the building after Stukenbrock's death. Kongsberg was the second largest town in Norway at that time due to the silver industry, and the location and size of the church show that it was a prestigious building for the town. Externally, the church has a simple brick exterior with large arched windows and high ceilings, and a tower that rises above the roof on the arm of the cross behind the altarpiece.

About this building

For more information visit on this building visit https://kirkesok.no/kirke/060400301

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments

Visitors information

  • Bus stop within 100m
  • Car park at the building
  • Accessible toilets in the building
  • Café within 500m

Other nearby buildings

Church of Hedenstad

The church of Hedenstad is a medieval stone church that was built in 1100. The interior was completely redone in 1889 and the exterior was restored in the 20th century, mainly in the 1950s and 1960s.

Jondalen Church

Jondalen church is a wooden church built in 1882. The architect of the church is Jacob Wilhelm Nordan.

Fiskum Church

The Fiskum church was completed in 1866, according to drawings by Heinrich Ernst Schirmer. The church burned down on 11 January 1902 and a new building was completed in 1903 by the architect Jørgen Haslef Berner according to Schirmer's drawings.

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